On its face, it’s rather mystifying that Meet the Press has made David Brody a regular contributor. While progressive voices have been effectively absent from the Sunday morning shows in recent years, Tim Russert has invited the Capitol Hill correspondent for TV preacher Pat Robertson’s Christian Broadcasting Network on for political analysis three times in […]
I get the sense that congressional Democrats are deeply worried about how best to respond to tomorrow’s testimony from Gen. David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker. Everyone seems well aware of what we’re likely to hear in terms of their assessment, but challenging their conclusions seems trickier. If opponents of the war treat Petraeus and […]
On Friday, the president was poised to tell the APEC conference in Australia that his policies in Iraq have been so successful, he was able to land at a well-guarded airport in Anbar province and visit with troops at a well-guarded base. As David Kurtz discovered, Bush realized how foolish this was, and wisely decided […]
MoveOn.org asked its membership, via email, a highly provocative question this week: whether the group should support primary opponents for Democratic lawmakers who have been insufficiently forceful in opposition to the Republicans’ Iraq policy. MoveOn asked supporters to help decide how to proceed on this “really big decision.” “Deciding to support primary challenges is a […]
Yesterday, after the latest Osama bin Laden video was released, David Kurtz noted that both sides of the political divide “may be tempted to use bin Laden’s words to some perverse advantage,” but suggested everyone show some restraint. David explained, “Bin Laden is a crazy, evil man. No one should take any pleasure in trying […]
Of all of Bush’s misstatements from the 2000 presidential election, one of the most obviously-false attacks was on military readiness. Indeed, then-Gov. Bush blamed Clinton and Gore directly for “hollowing out” the military. “If called on by the commander-in-chief today, two entire divisions of the Army would have to report, ‘Not ready for duty, sir.’” […]
Oddly enough, this was one of the more talked-about news items of the day yesterday among conservative bloggers. Are you still fans of Matt Hasselbeck and Mack Strong after they visited President Bush last week in Bellevue? Or have their political leanings turned you against them? The Seahawks quarterback and fullback gave the 43rd president […]
In March, in one of the year’s strangest political moments, Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-Neb.) called a “major” press conference to discuss his future political plans. The event, which most assumed would be a presidential announcement, drew much of the political press corps and live television coverage. “I’m here today to announce that my family and […]
I guess war supporters have settled on their new assessment of conditions in Iraq. Upon arriving in Australia a few days ago, the president insisted that “we’re kicking ass” in Iraq. In a speech to the American Enterprise Institute, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) was apparently on the same page. “My last visit convinced me more […]
I think it’s safe to assume the right will be less than pleased with Rudy Giuliani’s interview with Glenn Beck yesterday: GLENN: [I]sn’t illegal immigration a crime in and of itself? GIULIANI: No. GLENN: Aren’t you saying — GIULIANI: Glenn — GLENN: You’re protecting criminals by saying that being treated as a criminal is unfair. […]